Seminars

Psychoanalysis is a rich, complex, and evolving field. The Greater Kansas City Psychoanalytic Institute attracts candidates with a variety of backgrounds and interests in psychoanalysis as a
clinical and intellectual pursuit. The curriculum of the Adult Psychoanalytic Training Program provides candidates with a thorough familiarity with psychoanalytic theories of motivation,
development, and technique. The goal of psychoanalytic education is to facilitate lively, active, and creative discussion among candidates and faculty about the history, conduct, and
controversies of psychoanalysis. At the end of their training, candidates should be knowledgeable about fundamental psychoanalytic ideas, be able to think about them critically, and be able to
apply them in their own clinical work.

Shown below is the four-year curriculum for training in Adult Psychoanalysis. The curriculum is evaluated and reviewed by Candidates, Faculty, and the Curriculum & Faculty Committee on an
on-going basis, and may undergo changes year to year. Classes begin in September and are held on Friday afternoon and early evening.